JOHN SCHNALL
45 Philips Street
Bloomfield, NJ 07003
(973) 771-0151
http://www.quality-schnallity.com

EMPLOYMENT HIGHLIGHTS

QUALITY SCHNALLITY, INC
President. Produced and Directed animation for: interstitials, documentary, music videos, etc. (1998 - present). More info here , reel here .

SESAME ENGLISH
Interactive Game Producer, Sesame English (2009 - present)

WORD WORLD LLC
Animation Director, pre-school series "Word World" (2006 - 2010)

JUMBO PICTURES/CARTOON PIZZA
Director, Disney pre-school series "JoJo's Circus" (2002 - 2006).
Assistant Director and Timing Supervisor, "Stanley" (2001 - 2002), “P. B. and J. Otter” (1998 - 2000)
Timing Supervisor: “Disney’s Doug” (1998)

METROPOLIS GRAPHICS, CURIOUS PICTURES, AND OTHERS
Animator: many commercials, Public and Cable Television spots (1985 - 1998)

THE INK TANK
Segment Director: “Sniz and Fondue”; storyboards and animation, “Troubles the Cat”, animation, commercials and short projects (1993 - 1997)

CHILDREN’S TELEVISION WORKSHOP
Producer: animated spots for Sesame Street (1993, 1990)

MTV NETWORKS
Producer: “MTV X-Ray” id, several id soundtracks (1991, 1994)

MICHAEL SPORN ANIMATION
Production Coordinator: “Lyle Lyle Crocodile (1987)

INDEPENDENT FILMS

Produced and directed, animated, designed sound and music for, shot and edited: thirteen independent animated films. Recipient of over sixty festival awards and distinctions, including:
Best Film Of Festival, ASIFA-East (1991), Carolina Film Festival (1992): Grim
Best of Festival, ASIFA-East and NJ Film Festival (1989): Goodnight Norma... Best Experimental Film, Sinking Creek (1993) and South Beach (1994) Film Festivals: Frankenstein

Produced DEATH LAUGHS AMONG US, video compilation (1996)

SPECIAL INTERESTS

Producer, weekly radio experiment “Midnight Matinee” and other programs, WFMU (1986 - 1996)
Magician and ventriloquist for children’s birthday parties
Musician (CDs include "Best of Midnight Matinee", “Modzilla - Welcome to Our Island”)

EDUCATION

BFA with Honors, in Film Production, NEW YORK UNIVERSITY (1983)